Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Burundi
Burundi: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 63.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burundi, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burundi stood at 63.5%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burundi peaked at 83.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 2025.
That places Burundi 142nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 79.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 63.5% | -23.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 63.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.8%, 76% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 63.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.3%, 70% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 76.7% | 81.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 71.2% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 63.5% | 83.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burundi?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burundi was 63.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 2025.
- How does Burundi rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Burundi ranks 142nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release